The motoring press had a bit of a giggle
this week with a stats-based press release from insurance comparison site Money Supermarket.
The firm looked at more than six million car insurance quotes run on the MoneySuperMarket website over the last 12 months (1st November 2017 to 31st October 2018) and found that Hereford is the UK’s drink and drug-driving hotspot.
Money Supermarket also revealed that the car most likely to be owned by a drink or drug-driver was a Morris Minor. Which seemed…surprising.
We asked the firm whether the Trabant or the Wartburg was on the list and it seems that you are all a well-behaved bunch. The top ten, according to Money SuperMarket, is:-
1. Morris
2. MG
3. Austin
4. Isuzu
5. Opel
6. Vauxhall
7. Dodge
8. Renault
9. Saab
10. Alfa Romeo
There’s a serious message behind the release, of course, which is to remind us all that as Christmas parties and other social events start to pack the calendar, it’s really important to take steps to avoid driving while over the limit.
Emma Garland, data scientist at MoneySuperMarket, commented: “Drink or drug driving can be damaging not only to your licence, but also to yourself and others – so if you are doubting your sobriety, don’t put yourself or others at risk by driving, even if it seems like an inconvenience at the time.”
9 December 2018